Community Health Worker Program
Healthy Families
Maternal Child Health Care
Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services
Injury Prevention Program
Healthy Living Partnership
Child Health Promotion Specialist Program

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Community Health Worker Program

The Community Health Worker Program (CHWP) is designed to encourage pregnant women and families with young children to use primary health care. The goals are for women to have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies and for children to be up to date on immunizations, lead testing and well child visits.  Our focus is to assist underserved and hard to reach families get the best level of healthcare, self-sufficiency and family functioning possible.
The CHWP assists families to:
  • Obtain primary medical care
  • Set and keep appointments
  • Apply for Medicaid, Food Stamps or temporary assistance
  • Improve parenting skills
  • Continue or complete education
  • Budget
  • Obtain childcare

  • Obtain housing
Services are provided through free, family focused home visits, education, outreach and case management.

PHONE:  798-5655

FAX:  798-5022

HOURS:  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Healthy Families


Healthy Families is a free and voluntary program to help families meet the challenges of parenting. The program's home based services start during pregnancy or at birth and, depending on the needs of the family, may continue for up to 5 years. The Family Assessment Worker reviews your life history, needs, goals and thoughts about parenting to assist by linking families to services in the community. Family Support Workers can make home visits to promote positive parent child relationships, healthy childhood growth and development, as well as information about pregnancy and parenting.

New or expecting parent(s) may ask their doctor, nurse, WIC counselor, social worker...for a referral to Healthy Families or they may call us at 738-9773 ext. 239 and talk to our staff about our program. An appointment can be made for the first home visit by the Family Assessment Worker who is the information and referral specialist. Healthy Families may also offer the services of a Family Support Worker to those families who would like and benefit from ongoing home visits.

What does a Family Support Worker do?

  • Supports and reinforces the positive interactions and bonding between parents and child.
  • Provide parenting education to enhance the parent-child relationship and the home environment.
  • Initiate and maintains regular, long-term relationships with the families.
  • Provide family centered and strength based support to families.
  • Helps families identify needs and strengths to plan individual short and long term goals.
  • Assist in building the family support system.
  • Make referrals to appropriate agencies.
  • Assist in building the problem solving ability of families.
  • Information on infant/child growth and development stages
  • Techniques which may promote development and assist with screening to identify possible delays.
  • Promote methods of stress reduction and appropriate discipline measures.
  • Answer questions about health and childcare, such as how to calm a fussy baby and know when the baby should see a doctor.
Links to other related sites:

http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/
http://www.brightfutures.org
http://www.zerotothree.org/magic/Spanish
http://www.prouddads.com
http://www.preventchildabuse.org

PHONE:  738-9773 ext. 239

FAX:  738-1486

HOURS:  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Maternal Child Health Care

Home health care provided to the maternal child population includes skilled nursing visits to high-risk pregnant women.  Nurses monitor the pregnant women's condition and provide prenatal education.  Following delivery, home visits are then provided to the postpartum client and her newborn.  Focus is on health assessment of the mother and child, newborn teaching and promotion of well child care.  Nurses will also make bereavement visits to families who have suffered a fetal or infant death.

PHONE:  798-5906

FAX:  798-5022

HOURS:  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services (MOMS)

This program provides financial assistance for qualified pregnant women.  These women can receive supportive services including nutrition and psychosocial assessment and counseling, health education and care coordination.

PHONE:  798-5826

FAX:  798-5022

HOURS:  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Injury Prevention Program

The injury prevention program goal is to educate the community through prevention.  This program distributes free car seats and bicycle helmets to families in need.  Education on the proper installation of car seats is given at the time the car seat is given.  Bike rodeos are done throughout the county to educate children and their parents on the importance of bicycle helmets and periodic bicycle checks and repairs.  The Injury Prevention Program also distributes smoke alarms and provides fire safety information and education.

PHONE:  798-5655

FAX:  798-5022

HOURS:  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Child Health Promotion Specialist Program

Child Health Promotion Specialists are registered nurses who are available to offer over-the-phone health related resource and referral information to child care providers regarding their child care programs including:

annual review of immunization records
dental health and nutrition programs
infection control programs
lead tracking programs
health and safety related trainings

PHONE:  798-5655

FAX:  798-5022

HOURS:  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Healthy Living Partnership

The program provides no cost breast, cervical, and colorectal screening for uninsured or underinsured men and women in Oneida, Herkimer and Madison counties, who meet program criteria. Follow up care and case management is provided for those who need further services. Treatment money is also available to those eligible. A strong focus is placed on outreach and education to the community, and reaching those who need the services. The Partnership includes healthcare providers, local health departments, physicians, voluntary agencies and individuals from the community. Presentations are available upon request.

SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION GRANT

The purpose of this grant is to provide mammograms, ultrasounds, and surgical consultations for women under 40 who have no health insurance and provide services for women found ineligible for the Healthy Women Partnership program.  Also provides for some additional support services such as transportation, translation, child care, etc.

PHONE:  798-5248

FAX:  798-5071

HOURS:  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Nicholas A. DeRosa
Director of Health

Oneida County Department of Health
Adirondack Bank Building
5th Floor
185 Genesee Street
Utica, New York  13501
(315) 798-6400
Email:  publichealth@ocgov.net


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